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Busy Medical Professionals Rely on MerckMedicus™ for a Vast Array of Medical Information in One Convenient Place

SOURCE: Merck & Co., Inc.
11:06AM, October 2, 2006

WEST POINT, PA, August 1, 2006 - Whether youre seeking a patient handout detailing a specific condition, a current article from a medical journal, a clinical slide presentation, or CME credits, MerckMedicus has what youre looking for.

With its breadth of resources and reliable content, MerckMedicus is a one-stop destination used by thousands of medical professionals seeking fast access to journals, textbooks, slide presentations, clinical guidelines, professional development, patient education, and more -- all with no access fees or advertising content.

Check out the award-winning website today by visiting www.merckmedicus.com. Use the easy-to-read tabs on the top of the home page to explore Clinical Resources, Professional Development, Patient Education, Specialty Pages, and PDA Tools. While at MerckMedicus, click on "Register" at the top of the page and become a registered user of MerckMedicus in just minutes. Once registered, you can one-stop shop for important resources designed to meet your medical needs, including:

* Journals and Textbooks: Abstracts of more than 150 publications and newsletters, as well as full-text journal articles; content from leading medical textbooks including the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th Edition, Cecil Textbook of Medicine, and Ferris Clinical Advisor.

* Databases: Evidence-based medicine, clinical guidelines, and more from leading databases including Best Practice of Medicine, Harrison's Online, MEDLINE, and MD ConsultMerck-Medicus edition.

* Clinical Support Tools: Support a diagnosis or find specific treatment recommendations using DXplain or TheraDoc Antibiotic Assistant, or link to complete drug references from the PDR Electronic Library or Mosbys Drug Consult.

* Professional Development: Link to continuing-education courses and case studies, or test your knowledge with a new case study every week from the Cecil Challenge.

The resources available at MerckMedicus are not only easy to access, they are served up in a format that's convenient to you:

* Desktop PC: Simply log on to www.merckmedicus.com from your desktop PC and access all of the resources MerckMedicus has to offer.

* PDA: Mobile MerckMedicus enables PDA users to access the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th Edition, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Reuters medical news, and MEDLINE journal abstracts from the palm of their hand. Users can even run searches of MerckMedicus and MEDLINE, with results sent directly to their PDA on synchronization.

* Wireless access: For added convenience, users can access select MerckMedicus from anywhere, any time on their wireless PDA, Smartphone, or BlackBerry.

* PodCasts: Users of iPods or other personal audio (MP3) players can get up-to-the-minute medical news and opinions of leading researchers.

With its available resources and ease of use, MerckMedicus will help you keep pace with the latest in medicine and technology. Log on today!

Technical experts are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET at 1-800-489-5119.

MerckMedicus and Mobile MerckMedicus are trademarks of Merck & Co., Inc. Other products mentioned are the trademarks of their respective owners and are not trademarks of Merck & Co., Inc.

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About Merck:
Merck & Co., Inc., is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. Merck devotes extensive efforts to increase access to medicines through far-reaching programs that not only donate its medicines but also help deliver them to the people who need them. Merck also publishes unbiased health information as a not-for-profit service. For more information, visit www.merck.com.

Merck Forward-Looking Statement:
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. The forward-looking statements may include statements regarding product development, product potential, and financial performance. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Merck undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect Merck's business, particularly those mentioned in the cautionary statements in Item 1 of Merck's Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004, and in its periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, which the company incorporates by reference.

For additional information visit http://www.merckmedicus.com

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